“The Fast and the Furious” franchise has earned $1.3 billion domestically since 2001

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“Furious 7” earned $1.5 billion worldwide in 2015

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TreyWilliams

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“The Fast and the Furious” franchise has been running smoothly at box offices since it began 15 years ago.

The franchise has raked in $1.3 billion dollars domestically, and is the No. 14 highest-grossing film franchise of all time, according to Box Office Mojo.

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Universal Studios wants to keep the money machine rolling with at least three more films to come. The franchise’s leading man, Vin Diesel, announced “Fast 8” back in April 2015, which “Straight Outta Compton” director F. Gary Gray will direct.

Diesel posted this on Instagram on Wednesday morning, announcing release dates for the films:

Universal’s most recent installment, “Furious 7,” was the highest-grossing film in the franchise, earning $353 million domestically, and helped push the studio to a record year. Universal was the No. 1 earning studio in 2015, pulling in $2.4 billion.

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“Furious 7,” which had $190 million production budget, was a global success as well, garnering $1.5 billion worldwide. The film brought in $391 million in China, the world’s second-largest film market behind the U.S. China has become an increasingly important market for studios and is expected to overtake the U.S. as No. 1 as soon as next year.

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